its good to use as we sometimes move the BS to it, AND it's also a great way to get last minute alerts for a ride or a feast and especially 911 HELP if needed..send one text and it goes to many of use without you having to enter each and every one of us...

its good to use as we sometimes move the BS to it, AND it's also a great way to get last minute alerts for a ride or a feast and especially 911 HELP if needed..send one text and it goes to many of use without you having to enter each and every one of us...

those lock cylinders in that vintage ford are common to fudge up like that, its about $14 for a new one, and its pretty simple to swap them out.

Yeah, but it's not the cylinder. In these tilt columns the culprit is a rod that is a piece of crappy metal called an actuator.
Toyoklahoma, after I washed out ignition with WD 40 I sprayed in TriFlo silicone lube. The ignition is smooth until you go roll to "start" (when actuator rod is pushed down).

In any case, given the use of the truck only for games, I can live with it being cold natured. If actuator breaks totally, I may just rig a start button.

More importantly, since it cranks great but doesn't start, I will focus on figuring out if I am getting both fuel and fire. Games this weekend have kept me away from it. Maybe some time tomorrow after the game.

My yota has been push button start for a few years now, column switch died, toyota wanted silly money for it.

$5 at rat shack fixed it up..

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Originally Posted by Valentino Magoo

Yeah, but it's not the cylinder. In these tilt columns the culprit is a rod that is a piece of crappy metal called an actuator.
Toyoklahoma, after I washed out ignition with WD 40 I sprayed in TriFlo silicone lube. The ignition is smooth until you go roll to "start" (when actuator rod is pushed down).

In any case, given the use of the truck only for games, I can live with it being cold natured. If actuator breaks totally, I may just rig a start button.

More importantly, since it cranks great but doesn't start, I will focus on figuring out if I am getting both fuel and fire. Games this weekend have kept me away from it. Maybe some time tomorrow after the game.